Essays about: "social protest"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 119 essays containing the words social protest.

  1. 6. The Promise of a Green Revolution : Conceptions of climate change and sustainability in local movements objecting to mining establishment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Caroline Reinhammar; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study explores how vernacular understandings of climate change and sustainability are formed in relation to local disputes concerning mineral exploration. In a search for a solution to climate change, the interest in rare earth elements (REEs), and other metals used in green technology has resulted in granting mining companies processing concessions in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 7. Who Has Seen the Wind? Visualising Wind Farm Developments Using Digital Tools

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Audrey Williams; [2023]
    Keywords : Wind energy; landscape analysis; digital tools; visual effects; planning; public participation;

    Abstract : Wind energy is an appropriate solution to reduce carbon emissions and climate change. The expansion of wind energy developments in Sweden in recent years has created substantial opposition which makes wind energy tougher to develop. READ MORE

  4. 8. "Enough is Enough!" : political engagement on Twitter in the case of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Hülya Bakca; [2023]
    Keywords : civic engagement; political engagement; censorship; social movements; violence against women; woman s rights; counter democracy; social media; hashtag; #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır; #istanbulconventionsaveslives; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research analyzes the political engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter, in which underrepresented groups and individuals search for democratic public space to mobilize against injustice. With this in mind, the study focuses on the civic engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter with the hashtag #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır, which translates to‘istanbulconventionsaveslives’. READ MORE

  5. 9. Tradition vs. Human Rights? Analyzing Racialized Branding from a Business and Human Rights Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Anna Elisabeth Schädle; [2023]
    Keywords : Racism; brand logos; racialized branding; Business and Human Rights; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; corporate responsibility; Austria; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Systemic racism is a prevalent and longstanding problem in society that gained widespread public interest through the Black Lives Matter movement. Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, the movement expanded to Austria and brought heightened attention to the racialized branding of an Austrian brewery. READ MORE

  6. 10. The People’s Protest: An exploratory case study of drivers for heightened levels of protest in southern Peru during the 2022/2023 protests

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anna Edmeades; [2023]
    Keywords : Southern Peru; protest; identity; place; decoloniality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the underlying reasons for recent protests in Peru that began after the ousting of President Pedro Castillo in December of last year. The research is an explorative case study based on the thematic analysis of news articles. READ MORE